Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

DirecTV filed a federal antitrust alleging that the proposed $6.2 billion Nexstar Media deal to buy rival Tegna violates the federal antitrust laws — and would significantly harm consumers.

Locality, the leading local TV advertising platform connecting brands to local audiences across broadcast and streaming, and Nielsen, a global leader in audience measurement and media intelligence, today announced the integration of Nielsen's Media Data Engine (MDE) into Locality's broadcast advertising infrastructure.